Sometimes life feels lopsided in the pain and trial department. It feels like we have to shoulder more than our fair share; sometimes, it seems that it will never end. In John 16, Jesus likens the joy he gives us to a mom’s […]
Transforming Pain
Category: Cancer
Dealing with Dread
Dread is the one of the worst emotions, I’ve had my experiences with dread regarding cancer scans.Do you know that Jesus dreaded going to the cross? It says so in Luke 22:44. The Dread of the Cross The Romans designed the cross as […]
When The Good Die Too Soon
I recently went to the funeral of a dynamic force of life in the Texas cancer community. Her name was Jen Reynolds and she fought stage 4 breast cancer for 8 years. She lived authentically and courageously and found her calling within her […]
The One Who Made the Stars
These past couple of years have been unpredictable. Could we ever have imagined the changes brought by covid alone, not to mention the civil unrest and political animosity? Early in my cancer journey, a sweet truth warmed my heart. I realized that nothing […]
It’s Not Over
Have you faced something so impossible, so negative and tragic, that you can’t imagine things ever getting better? I’m coming to terms with a long-term challenge right now. Besides scripture, quotes a phrase that helped me mentally during stage 4 was, “It’s not […]